In Which I Do Better Than Twilight

But wait, there’s more! (It’s not reading more Twilight, thankfully.)

I can do better than this. I know I can. And to prove it, I’m writing Gloaming (thanks to Bugsydor for the title), a story that takes parts of the basic plot of all four books, some of the characters, as many of the unused good ideas of the series as I can reasonably explore, the lessons I’ve learned, and ponies, and stuffs them into a blender. Please read it.

TGloaming

• MLP: FiM
• Drama
• Mystery
• Thriller

While investigating a series of vicious attacks on animals in an isolated town, a wildlife expert is plunged headlong into a hidden world of monsters.

• Profanity
• Violence
• OC

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Thank you so much for sticking around! Rambling Writer, out.

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[PresentPerfect]

oh shit son

I am so tracking this :D

[Neece]

Firstly, I'm oh so sorry you put yourself through that
Secondly, colour me intrigued. I shall give it a read, certainly.

[Bugsydor]

When I saw this, I was all like "Is it just me, or is he using the title I suggested?" And it turned out you remembered!

I am so looking forward to this.

[Born-From-Black-Lightnin]

I have never read the books and only like saw 2 min part of one move because when I turned on the tv one time it was on.

I’ve herd it’s bad. But In your honest opinion do people over hype how bad they really are or are they just really that bad?

Also I’m checking out your story because it seems cool.

[Rambling Writer]

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If it was just Twilight, I'd say the Internet was being overcritical of it. It's bad, and something I never want to read again, but not the grotesque abomination against literature it's sometimes cast as; it's got a few alright moments, but there isn't much tension. New Moon is worse; Bella spends the whole book obsessing over Edward, to the point that she probably ought to be checked into a psychiatric ward, and there isn't really a plot. Eclipse is less bad; there's something resembling a plot and proper story structure, but this is where the love triangle kicks in full force and all the characters turn into assholes over it. Breaking Dawn is one of the most terrible things I've read; it's dull, every single character is at their worst, the plot is horrifically contrived, and there's a lot of unintentional subtext that's incredibly disturbing and fucked-up.

So in short, do people overhype how bad it is? Twilight: Kinda, but not by much. New Moon: Not at all. Eclipse: Yes in some ways, no in others. Breaking Dawn: They don't go far enough.

[Diokno44]

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And I feel they attack Stephanie Meyers too much. Is she an amazing writer, not really, but she's not this narcisstic ass. Also, there have been articles detailing the apparently racist portrayal of Native Americans